Opportunities

Head of Business Development (Ireland)

Industry:

Automotive

Status:

Current

Location:

Dublin

Scope:

Reporting to the CEO, the Head of Business Development Ireland will be charged with overall responsibility for sales and revenue for the Ireland operations. The Successful candidate will also be charged with developing an expanded sales proposition by bringing ideas from conception, to design and successfully into the marketplace. The successful candidate will focus primarily on the company’s Workshop which offer state of the art facilities and have the capacity to offer an expanded service range to the Irish market. Working with new and existing customers the successful candidate will ensure that product development and positioning will meet with market demands.

Scope:

Reporting to the CEO, the Head of Business Development Ireland will be charged with overall responsibility for sales and revenue for the Ireland operations. The Successful candidate will also be charged with developing an expanded sales proposition by bringing ideas from conception, to design and successfully into the marketplace.

The successful candidate will also focus on the company’s Workshop which offer state of the art facilities and have the capacity to offer an expanded service range to the Irish market. Working with new and existing customers the successful candidate will ensure that product development and positioning will meet with market demands.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Plan and successfully execute a Sales & Marketing Strategy that features new markets, innovations and products.

Develop an understanding of the market in which the company operate and key points of contact/influencers therein.

Instrumental in conceiving and executing a plan to fill spare operational capacity.

Personally deliver key sales targets / key accounts.

Monitor and report back to management on deliverables and achievements as well as on the accuracy of the Sales & Marketing Strategy forecast with complete transparency throughout.

Actively pursue new tender opportunities.

Continuously develop the Sales & Marketing function in line with changing market and environmental requirements.

Plan and implement marketing programmes for advertising, promotions, market research and product development.

Manage and coordinate suppliers with regard to new product/service introductions, marketing literature and brochures etc.

Identify customer requirements, capture their ideas and provide immediate feedback to appropriate company personnel so that opportunities can be identified and cost analysed.